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TED Fellow Naomi Natale lays One Million Bones on the National Mallhttp://blog.ted.com/ted-fellow-naomi-natale-lays-one-millon-bones-on-the-national-mall/
http://blog.ted.com/ted-fellow-naomi-natale-lays-one-millon-bones-on-the-national-mall/#commentsSun, 09 Jun 2013 22:20:37 +0000http://blog.ted.com/?p=77073[…]]]>This weekend, thousands gathered in Washington, DC, to help lay one million handmade representations of human bones — 1,018,260 bones, to be exact — on the National Mall. This breathtaking installation created a haunting river of bones leading to the US Capitol, and represents the culmination of a nearly five-year social activism project imagined by TED Fellow Naomi Natale. The mass grave makes a dramatic petition against ongoing genocide and mass atrocities in Sudan, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burma, Syria and Somalia.

Naomi Natale, at the site of her One Million Bones installation on the National Mall in Washington DC. Photo: Teru Kuwayama

Naomi and crew among the bones. Photo: Camille Seaman

Buddhist monks attend the event. Photo: Teru Kuwayama

Participants at the One Million Bones installation on the National Mall in Washington DC. Photo: Teru Kuwayama

A close up of the bones. Photo: Camille Seaman

]]>http://blog.ted.com/ted-fellow-naomi-natale-lays-one-millon-bones-on-the-national-mall/feed/8bones_featuredmmechinitaNaomi Natale, at the site of her One Million Bones installation on the National Mall in Washington DC. Photo: Teru KuwayamaNaomi and crew among the bones. Photo: Camille SeamanPhoto: Teru KuwayamaParticipants at the One Million Bones installation on the National Mall in Washington DC. Photo: Teru KuwayamaPhoto: Camille Seaman